Skills latex-writer

Generate professional LaTeX documents from templates. Supports academic papers (IEEE/ACM), Chinese thesis (CTeX), CVs (moderncv), and custom templates. Auto-compile to PDF.

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/openclaw/skills
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/alicepub/latex-writer" ~/.claude/skills/openclaw-skills-latex-writer && rm -rf "$T"
OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/alicepub/latex-writer" ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-skills-latex-writer && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/alicepub/latex-writer/SKILL.md
source content

LaTeX Writer

Intelligent LaTeX document generator with template management and PDF compilation.

Features

  • 📄 Academic Templates: IEEE, ACM, Springer, Elsevier
  • 📝 Chinese Support: CTeX for thesis and reports
  • 👤 CV/Resume: moderncv, altacv templates
  • 🎨 Custom Templates: Import your own .cls files
  • 🔧 Auto Compilation: xelatex/lualatex with error handling
  • 📊 Figure/Table Support: Auto-convert markdown tables to LaTeX

Trigger Conditions

Use this skill when:

  1. User asks to "write a paper" with specific format
  2. User mentions "LaTeX", "PDF", "typesetting"
  3. User needs CV/resume generation
  4. User provides content and asks for professional formatting

Usage Examples

Academic Paper

User: 帮我写一篇 IEEE 格式的机器学习论文,主题是深度学习在医学影像中的应用

Skill Actions:
1. Select IEEEtran template
2. Generate structure: Abstract → Intro → Method → Experiments → Conclusion
3. Ask user for key content points
4. Generate LaTeX with proper math formulas
5. Compile to PDF

Chinese Thesis

User: 我要写硕士毕业论文,学校要求用 LaTeX

Skill Actions:
1. Select CTeX template (ctexrep)
2. Configure Chinese fonts (SimSun, SimHei)
3. Setup school-specific requirements
4. Generate chapter structure

CV Generation

User: 帮我生成一份软件工程师的英文简历

Skill Actions:
1. Select moderncv template (banking style)
2. Collect user information
3. Format with proper sections
4. Generate PDF

Implementation

See

scripts/
directory for implementation:

  • latex_writer.py
    - Main entry point
  • template_manager.py
    - Template library management
  • content_parser.py
    - Parse user input to structured content
  • latex_generator.py
    - Generate LaTeX code
  • pdf_builder.py
    - Compile LaTeX to PDF

Requirements

  • Python 3.10+
  • TeX Live or MiKTeX (with xelatex)
  • CJK fonts for Chinese support